SELF-CARE SERIES: TAKE A BREATHER
Take some time in your busy schedule to focus on your self-care. Practice somatic embodiment techniques and learn how to incorporate them into everyday life. Gentle yoga movements will be practiced. This class was led by Jasmine McCarthy with Women and Family Wellness Studio. VIEW PRESENTATION
MINDFUL CONNECTION WITH YOGA
Mindful centering and gentle movement are practiced together with an emphasis on the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system, as well as toning the vagal nerve to signify safety and rest in the body. The goal of this workshop is to slow down and develop a connection to and appreciation for one’s body, mind, and overall self. Jasmine McCarthy with Women and Family Wellness Studios is the instructor for this class. VIEW PRESENTATION
Weekly Check-in with Heather Harmony – June 9, 2020
June 9, 2020 Hello Yoga Friends, This week’s online yoga resourcing and support is all about summer yoga! Ok, so it’s not officially summer yet but it is getting warmer and with that in mind, let’s take a look at yoga practice for the warmer season and with some beautiful outdoor backdrops! 1.Take your seat: Celebrating Summer: Get ready for Outdoor Meditations: Enjoy this 6 minute introduction to outdoor meditation on your porch, balcony or your own backyard! This Presence-strengthening practice also includes some tips for working with distracting sounds and sensations. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYprVkBU-bE 2. Warm up: Oceanside! Enjoy [...]
Weekly Check-in With Heather Harmony – May 25, 2020
May 25, 2020 Hello Yoga Friends, This week’s online yoga resourcing and support includes chair yoga. I recall that when I was in my yoga training apprenticeship, a more experienced yoga instructor who was much younger than me and very bendy said she had come to love chair yoga after she had a back injury. This opened my eyes to chair yoga being much more than I had taken it to be. For some, chair yoga is always the way to go; for others, how can it be an enhancement to your practice? In the name of self care, think about ways [...]
Weekly Check-in With Heather Harmony – May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020 Hello Yoga Friends, In this week’s online yoga resourcing and support, we take a playful approach that all ages will enjoy. Let yourself be open and curious about your yoga! Enjoy on your own or with other quarantine buddies. 1.Take your seat: 3 Grounding Tools for Kids with Big Feelings: Enjoy this 10 minute supportive, fun and informative practice that we might all need (I love the ‘peace begins with me’ exercise) plus find a nice variation for ‘legs up the wall’ pose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrTG7ASOQtU 2. Warm up: Sit and Stretch: Here is a 6 minute chair based sequence to [...]
Weekly Check-in With Heather Harmony – May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020 Hello Yoga Friends, In this week’s online yoga resourcing and support we borrow from a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction approach. The mindfulness resources are taken from https://palousemindfulness.com/ which offers a free and comprehensive course on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Also, please check out the link on the main page for the covid-19 resource page, which offers an amazing and extensive list of free resources including podcasts, practices, retreats to do at home, and even comedy. 1.Take your seat: seated or reclined body scan meditation: Enjoy this 20 minute guided meditation and sink into a deeper awareness of being in your body. Find [...]
Weekly Check-in with Heather Harmony – May 4th, 2020
May 4th, 2020 Hello Yoga Friends, Our online yoga resourcing and support for you this week is all about being gentle with ourselves. Bed yoga is a thing! Please try one or more of these ideas, or practice in sequence for your own personal yoga class at home. 1.Take your seat and Warm up: Yoga in Bed – 15 Minute Gentle Morning Stretch and Meditation: Here is a lovely way to gently warm up your body and gather your your focus while still in bed. Find this luxurious start to your day – or anytime – here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRBUPkgxfrA 2. Breath focus: 3 [...]
Weekly Check-in with Heather Harmony – April 27, 2020
April 27, 2020 Hello Yoga Friends, Our online yoga resourcing and support for you continues. I hope you are giving yourself time and permission for self-care! Today’s post includes a whole lot of slowing down – enjoy. Feel free to try one or more of these ideas, or practice in sequence for your own personal yoga class at home. 1.Take your seat: Grounding meditation: In this 17 minute soothing guided meditation, we have a user-friendly practice that also offers takeaways about posture, breath, noticing, and self-kindness. Take a floor seat or modify to sit in a chair. Please find it [...]
Weekly Check-in with Heather Harmony – April 20, 2020
April 20, 2020 Hello Yoga Friends, Stilly Valley Health Connections and I have missed our yoga time together! When we last left off, we were just starting up another eight week gentle yoga series, with a spring detox focus. I was enjoying seeing your familiar faces again, along with some new ones! While we do not yet know when classes will resume, we thought we’d offer a little something to keep the spirit of yoga going, considering that we need our yoga now more than ever during these challenging times. With that in mind, I’ll write a little something over [...]
